Senin, 05 Februari 2018

The Unexpected Guerrilla

In World War I Africa, an obscure German officer became one of the world’s best unconventional warriors. Starting from the Engare-Nairobi, small detachments of eight to 10 men, Europeans and Askari, rode round the rear of the enemy’s camps, which had been pushed up as far as the Longido, and attacked their communications. They made …

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